Last Friday, we asked you what rock songs said the most without saying anything at all. We received hundreds of responses (mostly from mass-commenting Fragile-loving Nine Inch Nails fans), and after consulting with one another using only hand signals, we silently nod in agreement on this list of the Twenty-Five Best Rock Instrumentals.
1. Booker T. and the MGs – “Green Onions”
2. Dick Dale – “Miserlou”
3. Van Halen – “Eruption”
4. Pink Floyd – “One Of These Days”
5. Jimi Hendrix – “The Star Spangled Banner”
6. The Allman Brothers – “Jessica”
7. Edgar Winter Group – “Frankenstein”
8. Led Zeppelin – “Moby Dick”
9. The Who – “Sparks”
10. Stevie Ray Vaughn – “Little Wing”
11. Rush – “YYZ”
12. The Ventures – “Walk, Don’t Run”
13. Frank Zappa – “Peaches En Regalia”
14. Funkadelic – “Maggot Brain”
15. The Beach Boys – “Pet Sounds”
16. The Beatles – “Flying”
17. Santana – “Soul Sacrifice”
18. Cream – “Toad”
19. Oasis – “Fuckin’ In The Bushes”
20. Santo & Johnny – “Sleepwalk”
21. David Bowie – “Speed Of Life”
22. The Smiths – “Oscillate Wildly”
23. Duane Eddy – “Rebel Rouser”
24. Radiohead – “Treefingers”
25. Nine Inch Nails – “Just Like You Imagined”